Today is NFL Championship Sunday and I had to rearrange my work schedule so I can sit on my couch and watch the AFC and NFC Championship games like most football fans. Instead of working my Sunday gig in the afternoon, I did the early morning (12am-8am)…..that gives me plenty of time to put the [...]
Archive for January, 2010
Current Playlist – Sunday A.M. work edition
Posted: January 24, 2010 in Now PlayingTags: AOR, Black Metal, Brainstorm, Circus 51, Classic Rock, Death Metal, Epica, Glam, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Helix, Melodic Rock, Metal, Motley Crue, Music, NWOBHM, Power Metal, Progressive Metal, Progressive Rock, Rock, Speed Metal, Thrash, Thrash Metal, UZI
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Press Release: Scorpions to officially end career after world tour
Posted: January 24, 2010 in Metal News & CommentaryTags: Metal, Heavy Metal, Hard Rock, Music, Progressive Rock, Progressive Metal, Scorpions, Thrash, Power Metal, Death Metal, Rock, AOR, Melodic Rock, Thrash Metal, Speed Metal, Glam, NWOBHM, Black Metal, Classic Rock
From the Scorpions official website: Important Message to our Fans It was always our pleasure, our purpose in life, our passion and we were fortunate enough to make music for you – whether it was live on stage or in the studio, creating new songs. While we were working on our album these past few [...]
FarCry – High Gear (2009)
Posted: January 20, 2010 in Album ReviewsTags: AOR, Black Metal, Classic Rock, Death Metal, FarCry, Glam, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Melodic Rock, Metal, Music, NWOBHM, Power Metal, Progressive Metal, Progressive Rock, Rock, Speed Metal, Thrash, Thrash Metal
FarCry – High Gear (2009, Kivel Records) Love Won’t Wait Fine Line Have It All Heaven Nowhere Fast Out Of Reach Kick Me Down She’s Crazy The Same Mistake Talk To Me Those Were The Days Band Lineup: Mark Giovi – Lead Vocals Pete Fry – Guitars & Vocals Chris Ryan – Drums John Leonardis [...]
Press Release: Ratt – Infestation (2010) artwork & release dates announced
Posted: January 19, 2010 in Metal News & CommentaryTags: Metal, Heavy Metal, Hard Rock, Music, Progressive Rock, Progressive Metal, Thrash, Power Metal, Death Metal, Rock, AOR, Melodic Rock, Thrash Metal, Speed Metal, Glam, NWOBHM, Ratt, Black Metal, Classic Rock
From Bravewords.com: Loud & Proud/Roadrunner Records has set an April 20th release date for Infestation, the new album from Californian hard rock legends RATT. Songtitles set to appear on the CD include ‘Look Out Below’, ‘A Little Too Much’, ‘Garden Of Eden’ and the album’s first single, ‘Best Of Me’. Singer Stephen Pearcy told BraveWords.com [...]
CD Scavenger Hunt – First trip of 2010
Posted: January 17, 2010 in CD Scavenger HuntTags: AOR, Black Metal, Charm City Devils, Classic Rock, Death Metal, Epica, Glam, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, House Of Lords, Melodic Rock, Metal, Music, NWOBHM, Power Metal, Progressive Metal, Progressive Rock, Rock, Sleaze, Speed Metal, Steel Panther, The Last Vegas, Thrash, Thrash Metal, W.A.S.P., W.E.T.
I waited until I couldn’t wait any longer…..I finally went out and spent the $90 in gift cards to the local record store that I received for Xmas. Do you know how hard it is to actually NOT go out and spend them right away? Usually, my gift cards are spent within a couple of [...]
WANTED: Lynyrd Skynyrd – God & Guns (2009)
Posted: January 9, 2010 in WantedTags: AOR, Black Sabbath, Classic Rock, Death Metal, Glam, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Melodic Rock, Metal, Music, NWOBHM, Power Metal, Progressive Metal, Progressive Rock, Rock, Southern Rock, Speed Metal, Thrash Metal
WANTED Lynyrd Skynyrd – God & Guns (2009) I love Southern Rock. When I was a kid I used to listen to FM Rock radio all the time and bands like The Allman Brothers, .38 Special, Black Oak Arkansas and Lynyrd Skynyrd were always in rotation. In the end, it’s all Classic Rock and great [...]
Press Release: Savatage – Still The Orchestra Plays (Greatest Hits Volumes 1 & 2) (2010) artwork, tracklisting and release date announced
Posted: January 8, 2010 in Metal News & CommentaryTags: Metal, Heavy Metal, Hard Rock, Music, Progressive Rock, Progressive Metal, Black Sabbath, Thrash, Power Metal, Death Metal, Rock, AOR, Melodic Rock, Thrash Metal, Speed Metal, Glam, NWOBHM, Classic Rock, Savatage
From Bravewords.com: On February 26th, Ear Music will release a triple disc (two CDs and one DVD) set from SAVATAGE – Still The Orchestra Plays – Greatest Hits Volume 1 & 2. The two CDs feature 20 previously released songs as well as three new tracks, recorded last year by Jon Oliva. The tracklisting is [...]
Video clip of Gene Simmons on CBS television show – I Get That A Lot
Posted: January 8, 2010 in Metal News & Commentary, Videos, VideoTags: AOR, Black Sabbath, CBS, Classic Rock, Death Metal, Gene Simmons, Glam, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, I Get That A Lot, KISS, Melodic Rock, Metal, Music, NWOBHM, Power Metal, Progressive Metal, Progressive Rock, Rock, Speed Metal, T.V., Television, Thrash, Thrash Metal, Youtube
There’s a CBS TV show called I Get That A Lot and it’s basically like a Candid Camera type of show with well-known celebrities posing as ordinary people at work. I’m not a big TV guy so I have never seen it but when I saw some news that KISS’ Gene Simmons was going to [...]
WANTED: Foreigner – Can’t Slow Down (2009)
Posted: January 8, 2010 in WantedTags: AOR, Black Sabbath, Classic Rock, Death Metal, Foreigner, Glam, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Melodic Rock, Metal, Music, NWOBHM, Power Metal, Progressive Metal, Progressive Rock, Rock, Speed Metal, Thrash, Thrash Metal
WANTED Foreigner – Can’t Slow Down (2009) I know a lot of people see the name Foreigner and all they think of is ballads like ‘I Want To Know What Love Is’ and ‘Waiting For A Girl Like You’ but back in the late ’70s/early ’80s the band put out some seriously crunching Arena Rock. [...]
Press Release: Bruce Kulick – BK3 (2010) artwork, tracklisting and release dates announced
Posted: January 8, 2010 in Metal News & CommentaryTags: Metal, Heavy Metal, Hard Rock, Music, KISS, Progressive Rock, Progressive Metal, Thrash, Power Metal, Death Metal, Rock, AOR, Melodic Rock, Thrash Metal, Speed Metal, Glam, NWOBHM, Black Metal, Classic Rock, Bruce Kulick
From Bravewords.com: The North American release date for former KISS guitarist BRUCE KULICK’s new solo album, BK3, has been been bumped up to February 2nd via Fanboy/Rocket Science Ventures. Frontier’s Records will still issue the album in Europe on January 29th. If you ever play Six Degrees of Bruce Kulick, the former KISS/current GRAND FUNK [...]
Press Release: Dream Evil – In The Night (2010) artwork, tracklisting, release dates & limited edition details announced
Posted: January 8, 2010 in Metal News & CommentaryTags: Metal, Hard Rock, Music, Progressive Rock, Progressive Metal, Black Sabbath, Thrash, Power Metal, Death Metal, Rock, AOR, Melodic Rock, Thrash Metal, Glam, NWOBHM, Classic Rock, Dream Evil
From Bravewords.com: Sweden’s DREAM EVIL have revealed the artwork and tracklisting for their new studio album, In The Night. In The Night was once again produced at Sweden’s Studio Fredman (DIMMU BORGIR, IN FLAMES, HAMMERFALL, etc.), which is owned by Dream Evil axeman Fredrik Nordström, and strikes back with the power of pure steel via [...]
Press Release: Blaze Bayley – Promise And Terror (2010) artwork, tracklisting, release date and pre-order information announced
Posted: January 8, 2010 in Metal News & CommentaryTags: Metal, Heavy Metal, Hard Rock, Progressive Rock, Progressive Metal, Power Metal, Death Metal, Rock, AOR, Melodic Rock, Thrash Metal, Speed Metal, NWOBHM, Black Metal, Classic Rock, Blaze Bayley
From Bravewords.com: BLAZE BAYLEY’s second studio album, Promise And Terror, will be released on Blaze Bayley Recordings on February 1st and distributed by Plastic Head. Promise And Terror is available to pre-order from Bayley’s official website only until January 18th, with all pre-orders signed by the band. The accompanying World tour kicks off at JB’s [...]
